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The role provides forward-looking financial leadership, constructive challenge and decision support to improve sustainable income growth, Gross Profit, cash generation and long-term value creation across Intelligence & Investigations (I&I), Geopolitical & Country Risk (GCR), Scaled Diligence Programmes (SDP), Confidere and I&A Management.\nWorking closely with the Managing Partner and practice leadership, the role turns financial, operational and market information into clear priorities and actions. It combines high-quality planning and performance insight with hands-on support for pricing, portfolio choices, workforce and delivery decisions, investment cases and targeted improvement programmes. The emphasis is on anticipating outcomes and shaping decisions, rather than explaining results after the event.\nTo all recruitment agencies: Control Risks does not accept speculative agency resumes. 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Control Risks will only accept CV's from the partners with relevant agreement via the People and Talent team only.\nRequirements\nWhat You'll Do:\nStrategic partnering and leadership\nBuild trusted relationships with the I&A Managing Partner, practice leaders and senior stakeholders, acting as a credible strategic adviser and constructive challenger.\nTranslate I&A strategy into a prioritised financial agenda, linking growth choices, client and service portfolio, capability, technology and delivery model to measurable financial outcomes.\nBring an enterprise-wide perspective to decisions, balancing practice objectives with Control Risks priorities, risk appetite and One Firm behaviours.\nPresent clear, concise and decision-useful insight in leadership, monthly finance, quarterly business review and investment forums.\nForward-looking planning and performance\nLead the finance contribution to annual budget, quarterly forecasting and longer-range planning, working with FP&A to produce 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practice leaders on bids, renewals and material opportunities, using scenario modelling and evidence-based challenge to improve deal economics and protect target Gross Profit.\nUse project, client, work-type and regional analysis to identify underperforming portfolios, scalable opportunities and actions to grow higher-value, repeatable work.\nSupport investment and resource-allocation decisions through robust business cases, post-investment reviews and clear recommendations.\nEmbed disciplined follow-through, with quantified benefits, accountable owners, delivery milestones and transparent reporting of realised value.\nBusiness insight and decision support\nIntegrate P&L, pipeline, project profitability, client, people and operational data to explain the drivers of future performance and recommend interventions.\nProvide focused analysis for I&I, GCR, SDP, Confidere and I&A Management, reflecting their differing revenue models, conversion cycles, delivery economics and strategic 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finance training and practical guidance to I&A leaders and teams on pricing, project economics, forecasting and financial decision-making.\nWho You Are:\nMust Have:\nQualified accountant or equivalent senior finance qualification, for example ACA, ACCA, CIMA or recognised international equivalent.\nSubstantial post-qualification experience in strategic finance, finance business partnering, FP&A or a closely related role, with evidence of influencing senior leaders and improving financial outcomes.\nStrong financial modelling and planning capability, including driver-based forecasting, scenarios, investment appraisal and sensitivity analysis.\nDemonstrable experience improving pricing, Gross Profit, cash or resource productivity through insight and cross-functional action.\nAbility to analyse complex and imperfect data, identify what matters, and communicate a clear recommendation to financial and non-financial audiences.\nStrong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and the judgement to escalate appropriately.\nHighly organised and able to balance recurring cycles with a small number of high-value strategic priorities.\nAdvanced Excel and strong presentation skills; practical experience using Power BI or equivalent analytics tools.\nPreferred\nExperience in professional services, consulting, intelligence, risk advisory, legal services or another project-based, people-led business.\nExperience with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Tagetik, Power BI and Microsoft Copilot.\nExperience of recurring and subscription-like services alongside bespoke consulting or project work.\nExposure to globally distributed, multi-currency businesses and matrix operating environments.\nKey relationships\nI&A Managing Partner and I&A leadership team\nPractice and regional leaders across I&I, GCR, SDP and Confidere\nSenior Strategic Finance Business Partner and Global Director, Strategic Finance Business Partnering\nFP&A, Financial Control, Operations, HR, Business Development and other enabling functions\nStrategic Finance colleagues supporting other service lines and regions\nMeasures of effectiveness\nForecast accuracy and early identification of material risks and opportunities.\nDelivery of measurable Gross Profit, pricing, productivity, working-capital and portfolio improvements.\nQuality, timeliness and adoption of decision support by I&A leadership.\nClear ownership and closure of agreed actions, with benefits tracked against the original case.\nReduced manual reporting effort and increased use of standard, trusted tools and data.\nStrong stakeholder confidence while maintaining appropriate independence and challenge.\nBenefits\n Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.\n We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.\n Control 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